[Saving......]

Stories like these usually begin with, "once upon a time" don't they? Always following a daring hero who challenges the force's of evil alone, is that the story you were hoping for?

If so then I'm sorry to disappoint, this is not that kind of story. Any hero who goes alone tends to die very quickly in Ephemera. Ephemera is a magical land of danger and adventure, sounds generic right? Well just you wait, for here there be monsters..... all your old favorite demons and beasts in the old eternal struggle with the ones that call themselves heros.

The infernal wars.....

Both sides have fought down to a stalemate, the human kingdom reduced to small villages and wandering adventures while the demons are relegated to their strongholds and the darkness, biding their time.

But that's not where our story stars, where this story starts is with a hopeful knight as he begins his planning for his most dangerous adventure ever.

[NAME: Geralt Kavader
GENDER:male
CLASS: warrior
Lv. 5
ADDITIONAL NOTES: he suffers from the "protagonist syndrome" even though he is in no way the main character. Enjoy tennis and caring for his cat "Ulysses the destroyer"]

Geralt glared down at his map of Ephemera with a peculiar scowl, reaching out an Armored hand he added a small illustration resembling a bastion.

"Another stronghold, another hord of demons. At this rate they'll overtake the southern lands," he murmured to himself before taking a swig out of his wine bottle.

Replacing the bottle in its place he stood and crossed over to the wanted poster that had been spread throughout the remnant kingdom, the demon monarch. Emiko Scairp, the mistress of monsters, reward for her death was stated simply, anything you could wish for.

Geralt was intent on gaining that privilege for himself, although he knew he couldn't do it alone.

"I'll get the best of the best, and then...."
He brought out a small danger and shoved it through the paper, pinning it to the wall.

"We'll relive the beastly queen of her head and parade it through the streets, but first to find worth companions," he noded as he made up his mind and exited his study to find his personal messager.

"You! Travel to every town you can find and put out this message: I am putting together a party of powerful individuals with one simple mission, Travel into demon territory and slay the demon queen, all loot shall be shared equally. We will require one of each class, but only the best shall join our company!"

His messager scribbled the message frantically before leaving to prepare his horse for a long ride. He looked on in determination as he imagined the adventurers who might answer his call.

He imagined the bow welding rangers, the stealthfull rouges, powerful mages and kindly clerics, the strong fighters, he however hoped most for the added power of a shifter..... if any still existed.

Thinking on it now he realized just how foolish the old kingdom had been in the early days of the war, when shifters were murdered for being suspected demon spies, how wasteful to deprive the kingdom of such power. Shifters were much more rare now, far more rare then any other class today. Most either gave into the transformations fully or only used their power sparingly, a power Geralt wouldn't mind adding to his quest party

[NEW QUEST ADDED: and my axe- gather your party]

Geralt let a rare grin cross his face, he was going to do it, going to rid his home of those vile monsters. He began to laugh maniacally.

"Count your days demon queen! For they are numbered! I'll have your head!"

[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: I have a bad feeling about this]

Geralt glanced at the notification and sighed, it was never a good sign when you unlocked something like that.

"Welp, better feed Ulysses, we have a long fight ahead of us!"

[Saving......]